Bill Text: MI HB5282 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elections: offenses; intimidating an election inspector or preventing an election inspector from performing his or her duties; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 931b.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-08-19 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 08/18/2021 [HB5282 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2021-HB5282-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 5282

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

"Michigan election law,"

(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 931b.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 931b. (1) An individual shall not intimidate an election official.

(2) An individual shall not prevent an election official from performing his or her duties.

(3) An individual who violates subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

(4) As used in this section:

(a) "Election official" means a public officer or public employee who has a duty to perform in connection with an election conducted under this act.

(b) "Intimidate" means to commit harassing conduct that would cause a reasonable individual to feel terrorized, frightened, threatened, harassed, or molested and that actually causes the individual to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested.